Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner

"The Hills of the Shatemuc" by Elizabeth Wetherell is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story introduces readers to the lives of the Landholm family, focusing on the aspirations and daily struggles of two brothers, Winthrop and Rufus, as they work on their farm while longing for a life of greater opportunity. Themes of ambition, familial duty, and the pursuit of education are intertwined throughout their narrative. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the Landholm family during an early spring morning, as they prepare for a day of farming. The scene is set at their charming but modest farmhouse, highlighting the simplicity of their rural life. Winthrop, the younger brother, experiences a mishap with a local troublemaker, leading to playful banter and hints of conflict with his elder brother Rufus. The brothers share a deep bond, yet Rufus expresses a desire to escape the constraints of farm life through education, setting the stage for their ambitions to pursue a better future. As the plot unfolds, readers get a vivid sense of the family dynamics and the characters' yearning for personal growth amidst the challenges of their agrarian lifestyle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Warner, Susan, 1819-1885
Title Hills of the Shatemuc
Credits Produced by Daniel Fromont
Reading Level Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Farm life -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 16918
Release Date
Last Update Dec 12, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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